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W. S. NICOLSON SODA FOUNTAIN AND ICE CREAM CABINET Filed Aug. 28, 1922 who@ WILLIAM S. N )COLSON.

Patented Aug. it, i923.

TIES LLIAM SAMUEL NICOLSON, 0F SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA.

SODA FOUNTAIN AND ICE-CREAM CABINET.

Application tiled August 28, 1922. Serial No. 534,785.

T o all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. NICOL- soN, -a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Salisbury, in the county of vRowan and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements vin Soda Fountains and Ice-Cream Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in soda fountains and ice cream cabinets, and one of the objects of my invention is to provide an apparatus of this character which is neat and attractive in appearance, relatively cheap in manufacture, and which will produce an entirely sanitary beverage.

Another object of my invention resides in arranging the interior of a container, such as a barrel in such manner that there will be space allotted for'syrups, space for ice cream, a cooling coil, space for ice to be packed around the Syrups, ice cream, and cooling coil, and an air space at the bottom of the barrel or other container for the reception of foods, etc.

A further object of my invention resides in the provision of a soda fountain of this character which is equally well adapted to either stationary or portable use.

Other and further objects and advantages of my inventionwill be apparent from the following detailed description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings; in which,

rThe figure 1s a perspective View of the interior of the fountain and cabinet, parts being broken away to more clearly show the construction.

Referring to the drawings more in detail numeral 1 indicates generally the cabinet, which in the particular form of the invention illustrated herein consists of a barrel, which will of course be highly varnished and otherwise ornamented to present an attractive appearance. l have shown the barrel or cabinet as provided with legs 2, but it will be understood that rollers m-ay be substituted for the legs for the purpose of rendering the device portable, or the entire apparatus may be mounted in a venders cart.

A cylindrical partition 3, which is preferably metallic, is mounted in the upper portion of the cabinet and extends downwardly from the top thereof to a point at some little distance from the bottom. The

lower end ofl the cylindrical partition is provided with a bottom 4, which is preferably of wood; and on the interior of the cylindrical partition is a lining 5 of insulating material, such as asbestos. The cylindrical partition, together with its bottom, divides the cabinet or barrel into a refrigerating space or ice box 6, and air space 7 .f

r1`he interior of the refrigerating space is adapted to be filled with ice, and mountf ed on the floor thereof are standards 8 carrying a conventional copper cooling coil 9, which is connected at the top by a suitable union to an ordinary soda dispensing faucet 10. At its lower end the coil is connected with a pipe 11 leading through the bottom of the barrel or cabinet to a carbonator or charge fountain container, whereby the fountain is adapted to use in either large or small establishments. It is thus seen that the carbonated or other water will be maintained ice-cold, so that it will not be necessary to add ice to the beverage.

Mounted in the upper portion of the refrigerating space are a plurality of syrup jars 12, four of the jars being employed in the construction illustrated, and mounted on the top of the barrel are conventional syrup dispensing pumps 13 communicating with the syrup jars.

A perforated container 14, preferably of zinc or copper, is also mounted in the upper portion of the refrigerating space; a door 15 in the top of the barrel affording means of communication with the interior of the container. This container will be packed with ice, and will receive the ice cream can (not shown).

A draw off tap 16 communicates with the interior of the refrigerating space, adjacent the bottom thereof.

The lower portion of the barrel is provided With a. door 17 communicating with the -air space; the air space being utilized for the storage of food, etc. A hole 18 in the bottom of the air space assists in the drainage and ventilation of this space; the hole being closed, when desired, by means of a plug (not shown).

My novel construction of fountain and ice cream cabinet, and the many advantages thereof, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description.

The fountain presents an extremely neat and attractive appearance, and by the comlill@ pact arrangement of the various elementi the entire interior of the barrel is utilized in the most advantageous manner.

The syrups, the carbonated or other water, and the ice cream, are all packed in ice, and all of the ingredients of the beverages are thus maintained ice-cold, and there is no necessity for adding ice to the beverages. Another of the obvious advantages of my construction is that I have rovided an a paratus of this character Whlch is absolute y sanitary.

Further, by the construction described, an air space entirely separate from the refrigerating space is provided; and the air space presents a most desirable and convenient place for the storage of food, etc.

A further advantage of my invention is that the fountain is readily portable. It may be mounted on a venders cart, or it may be mounted on rollers or wheels, if desired.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described what I now believe to be the best embodiment of the invention, but I do not wish to be understood thereby as limiting myself or the scope of my invention, as many changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all such I aim to include in the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An apparatus of the character described including a barrel, a cylindrical metallic partition extending from the top of the barrel to the lower portion thereof, a lining of insulating material arranged on the interior of the partition, said cylindrical partition being closed at its lower end, whereby the barrel is divided into a refrigerating chamber and an air chamber', beverage dispensing means arranged in the refrigerating chamber, and a door provided in the barrel and communicating with the air chamber.

2. An Iapparatus of the character described, including a barrel, a cylindrical metallic partition extending from the top of the barrel to the lower portion thereof, a lining of insulating material arranged on the interior of the partion, said cylindrical partition being closed at its lower end, whereby the barrel is divided into a refrigerating chamber and an air chamber, syrup jars mounted in the upper portion of the refrigerating chamber, and conventional syrup pumps communicating with the syrup jars, and a door provided in the barrel and communicating with the airkchamber. Y

3. An apparatus of the character described including a barrel, a cylindrical metallic partition extending from the top of the barrel to the lower portion thereof, a lining 0f insulating material arranged on the interior of the partition, said cylindrical partition being closed at its lower end, whereby the barrel is divided into a refrigerating chamber and an air chamber, a door provided in the barrel and communicating with the air chamber, a cooling coil mounted in the refrigerating chamber, said coil communicating at one end with a supply of water and at the other end with aA dispensing faucet, a plurality of syrup jars mounted in the upper portion of the refrigerating chamber, a plurality of syrup pumps mounted on the top of the barrel and communicating with the syrup jars, and a container mounted in the upper portion of the refrigerating chamber and adapted for the stora le of ice cream.

WILLIAM SAMUEL ICOLSON. 

